Rosette for bridles.



T. A. POX. ROSETTE FOR BEIDLES.

APPLICATION TILED .IEB. 2, 1912.

1,103,576., Patented July 14, 1914.

lm h1g8? T l-ligiNigR. Wk a was y j 1 WW ATTORNEYS UN TE ans THOMAS A.FOX, OF NEW/ARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE STEFFENS-AMBERG GO.,

A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

ROSETTE FOR BRIDLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Application filed. February 2, 1912. Serial No. 675,079.

of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRosettes for Bridles; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tocharacters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention has reference, generally, to improvements in harness;and, the present invention relates, more particularly, to a novelharness-attachment in the form of a rosette for use with bridles.

The present invention, therefore, has for its principal object toprovide a novel rosette for bridles with a view of providing a rosettewhich has great durability and strength, is of a simple construction andornate configuration, and is adapted as a means of connection betweenthe front, crown, cheek and throat-straps of a bridle, with a view ofproviding an ornament or attachment of this character which is moreeasily applied to the various straps of a bridle, and in which a greatdeal of the stitching of these straps is obviated.

The invention has for its further object to provide a rosette orornament of the character hereinafter more fully set forth which is alsoadmirably adapted for use in connec tion with the hip-straps and otherparts of a harness.

lVith the various objects of the present invention in view, the saidinvention consists, primarily, in the novel rosette or harnessattachmenthereinafter more fully set forth, and then finally embodied in theclauses of the claim which are appended to and which form an essentialpart of this specification.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a pictorial representation of a horses head and abridle provided with a rosette embodying the principles of the presentinvention, showing its use as a connector for connecting the variousstraps of a bridle. ig. 2 is a face view of the rosette, and Fig. 3 is atransverse section of the same, said section being taken on line 33 insaid Flg; 2.

Similar characters of reference are emindicate corresponding parts. 7

-Referring now to the said drawings, the reference-character 1 indicatesthe crown strap, 2 the front strap, 3 the cheek strap, and 4 the throatstrap of a bridle, all of ment or rosette 5 made according to andembodying. the principles, of the present invention. The said ornamentor rosette 5 is preferably of a circular marginal configuration, and itconsists, essentially, of a main central body, as 6, the outer face ofwhich is preferably convexed, as at 7 and upon its reverse side of thesaid body 6 being preferably recessed or dished out, as at 8. Extendingfrom the marginal edge-portions of the said central body 6, preferablyat four points, and at the quadrants of a circle, are radiating arms orextensions, as 9, the said arms or extensions 9 being connected bysuitable arc-shaped members or elements, forming a ring-shaped element,as 10, which is concentric with the main central body, all arranged soas to provide the ornament or rosette with four elongated and arcshapedopenings, as 11, through which the respective front, crown, cheek andthroat straps are passed and secured in substantially the mannerrepresented in said Fig. 1 of the drawings. To prevent wear and tear andchafing of the various straps, the said arc-shaped members or elements10 may be preferably of circular cross-section, as will be clearlyevident.

Of course, it will be evident, that some changes may be made in thegeneral ornate configuration of the device, as well as in the generalarrangements and combinations of the several parts of the device,without departing from the scope of the present invention as set forthin the foregoing specification, and as defined in the clauses of theclaim which are appended thereo. Pence, I do not limit my presentinvention to a rosette having the general ornamental configurationherein described and shown, nor do I confine myself to the exact detailsof the arrangement and construction of the parts as herein set forth andas illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Patented July it, 1914.

ployed in the said above described views, to

which are connected by means of an orna- I claim 1. A rosette for thebridles of harness, comprising a main central and outwardly conveXedbody of circular marginal configution, an outer ring-shaped elementconcentric with said central body, and radiating arms extending atintervals from the mar- "ginal edge-portion of said bodyand con nectedwith said ring-shaped element, said ring-shaped element and saidradiating armsbeing of greater thickness than the main central body, allarranged to provide a series of four arc-shaped o-penings for securingin the respective openings, the front, crown, cheek and throat-straps ofthe bridle, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A rosette for the bridles of harness, comprising a main central bodyof circular marginal configuration, an outer ring- ;shaped elementconcentric with said central and throat-straps of the bridle,substantiallyv as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this 23rd day of January, 1912.

THOMAS A. FOX.

Witnesses:

HENRY A. lVLEYER, LAMONTE CowLns.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. I

